{"data":{"id":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-34-15-42","jurisdiction":"us-nj","citation":"N.J. Stat. § 34:15-42","heading":"Constitutionality and construction","body":"Article 1 of this chapter (s. 34:15-1 et seq.), and article 2 of this chapter  (s. 34:15-7 et seq.), are declared to be inseparable and if either be declared  void or inoperative in an essential part so that the whole of such article must  fall, the other article shall fall with it and not stand alone.\nArticle 1 of this chapter (s. 34:15-1 et seq.) shall not apply in cases where  article 2 of this chapter (s. 34:15-7 et seq.) becomes operative but shall apply  in all other cases and in such cases shall be in extension of the common law.","path":["TITLE 34 LABOR AND WORKMEN'S COMPENSATION"],"source_url":"https://pub.njleg.state.nj.us/statutes/STATUTES-TEXT.zip","current_through":"P.L.2025, c.405, and J.R.22","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:54:13Z","sha256":"c1a81c0876c251e96571bc0bf083eb7a938b86ded07a21feeb54851f6e03a999","source_id":"us-nj","stale":true,"prev":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-34-15-41.1","next":"us-nj/n.j.-stat.-34-15-43"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}